It appears that archon and coop missions are a new effort that blizzard implementing towards making the game not so hardcore ladder 1v1 as the only main options for the players.
Lastly, A big surprise is slated for twitchcon on september 25th. (source:+ Show Spoiler +
This would all seem to imply as well that if you are no longer in wcs that you need to start preparing for lotv for next year and there should be some priority in having beta access with less lag to other regions(particularly europe) soon(ie. after the next big protoss update).
Those stories are being written by people who are uninformed. The trademark refers to a tournament registration service that already exists which was created by TeSPA a while ago. As you know, Blizzard hired the Rosen brothers and since then, TeSPA's work has become a part of Blizzard. This is simply a new trademark for an old service that was never originally officially trademarked. Blizzard may turn the existing service into something else or make it bigger but its not some new secret. What they are announcing at TwitchCon is different.
On August 14 2015 16:57 Dingodile wrote: confirmed that "big surprise" is related to sc2? They talked about a new ip at gamescom, maybe they announce it finally?
New IP again ? Or were they talking abouot Overwatch ?
On August 14 2015 16:57 Dingodile wrote: confirmed that "big surprise" is related to sc2? They talked about a new ip at gamescom, maybe they announce it finally?
New IP again ? Or were they talking abouot Overwatch ?
Well, LotV is the last chapter of sc2. They have announced that they are going to do a new IP after LOTV release.
On August 14 2015 16:57 Dingodile wrote: confirmed that "big surprise" is related to sc2? They talked about a new ip at gamescom, maybe they announce it finally?
New IP again ? Or were they talking abouot Overwatch ?
Well, LotV is the last chapter of sc2. They have announced that they are going to do a new IP after LOTV release.
Not necessarily. They could announce WarCraft 4, or another extension for Diablo 3, new content for Heroes or Hearthstone, etc. To be honest, I'd be very very surprised if Blizz announced a brand new IP so soon after Overwatch.
Anyway, if they announce something related to LotV, it might be related to the automated tournaments, or to a ladder revamp. Iirc, they said they were looking into those 2 areas already, and we have seen nothing yet. And I think both of those could use some Beta testing time before the game comes out, so they don't have that much time left... So maybe something that has to do with that.
On August 14 2015 16:57 Dingodile wrote: confirmed that "big surprise" is related to sc2? They talked about a new ip at gamescom, maybe they announce it finally?
If you look at the link, its says in big font. "featuring an exclusive reveal for legacy of the void". I don't think that this means its going to be for another game. I am going to say its confirmed for being sc2 related.
I'm really hoping its related to the video in the post; I hope it is casual/clan/allied commander ladders with more maps and options.
On August 14 2015 18:41 Linear wrote: Big suprise = LAN.
That would be amazing and would help SC2 a great deal lol. It would also be an amazing business model if they could sell Allied Commanders mission packs / campaigns or whatnot.
Hopefully they'll be adding more downloadable campaigns, hopefully this is how they go along with having "The storyline will continue after the LotV release"
I wish it would be #LL (LatencyLauncher) as in Broodwar - for people new familar with it - it allowed you to play online with LAN latency against everyone - even the Koreans and on any server.
I doubt it will be a 4th race, an extra expansion pack, or anything else that SC players have asked for or could reasonably be expected to want... usually when Blizzard says they have a "big surprise" in store for their fans, it's something very, very bad and related to monetization or microtransactions...
Hey guess what fans, we're splitting this 1 game's content into 3 separate purchases spaced 5 years apart... SURPRISE!
On August 14 2015 13:58 caznitch wrote: Speculations on "the big surprise"?
Free to play ladder?
Release date?
Announcing a release date isn't a "big surprise" for me, but maybe it is a "big surprise" for blizzard himself they announce the release day 3 months before sales launch.
On August 14 2015 16:57 Dingodile wrote: confirmed that "big surprise" is related to sc2? They talked about a new ip at gamescom, maybe they announce it finally?
New IP again ? Or were they talking abouot Overwatch ?
Well, LotV is the last chapter of sc2. They have announced that they are going to do a new IP after LOTV release.
Not necessarily. They could announce WarCraft 4, or another extension for Diablo 3, new content for Heroes or Hearthstone, etc. To be honest, I'd be very very surprised if Blizz announced a brand new IP so soon after Overwatch.
Anyway, if they announce something related to LotV, it might be related to the automated tournaments, or to a ladder revamp. Iirc, they said they were looking into those 2 areas already, and we have seen nothing yet. And I think both of those could use some Beta testing time before the game comes out, so they don't have that much time left... So maybe something that has to do with that.
I would be shocked, personally, if Blizz released Hearthstone, Heroes, and then Overwatch, and then announces a new IP at Twitchcon. Don't see that happening.
On August 14 2015 17:38 LoneYoShi wrote: Not necessarily. They could announce WarCraft 4, or another extension for Diablo 3, new content for Heroes or Hearthstone, etc. To be honest, I'd be very very surprised if Blizz announced a brand new IP so soon after Overwatch.
Oh come on. Even if they address the possibility of WC4 after LotV, no way in fucking hell they're announcing it this year. BW came out 98, WC3 came out 2003, WoL came out 2010. Even if they decide to make WC4, don't expect WC4 to be announced for another 2-3 years.
On August 14 2015 17:38 LoneYoShi wrote: Not necessarily. They could announce WarCraft 4, or another extension for Diablo 3, new content for Heroes or Hearthstone, etc. To be honest, I'd be very very surprised if Blizz announced a brand new IP so soon after Overwatch.
Oh come on. Even if they address the possibility of WC4 after LotV, no way in fucking hell they're announcing it this year. BW came out 98, WC3 came out 2003, WoL came out 2010. Even if they decide to make WC4, don't expect WC4 to be announced for another 2-3 years.
SC2 started in 2003, didnt get announced until 2007. We could be waiting a long time.
On August 14 2015 22:19 cordellb wrote:I doubt it will be a 4th race, an extra expansion pack, or anything else that SC players have asked for or could reasonably be expected to want... usually when Blizzard says they have a "big surprise" in store for their fans, it's something very, very bad and related to monetization or microtransactions...
Considering that microtransactions and more incentive to play are precisely what SC2 needs right now, I can't see how they could be bad (unless they're terribly implemented, but they've been doing a decent job with HS/Heroes so I can't see that happening).
On August 14 2015 22:19 cordellb wrote:Hey guess what fans, we're splitting this 1 game's content into 3 separate purchases spaced 5 years apart... SURPRISE!
Have you ever played SC2? Tell me with a straight face that each expansion contains 1/3 of a game's content. (Protip: you can't.)
On August 14 2015 22:19 cordellb wrote: I doubt it will be a 4th race, an extra expansion pack, or anything else that SC players have asked for or could reasonably be expected to want... usually when Blizzard says they have a "big surprise" in store for their fans, it's something very, very bad and related to monetization or microtransactions...
Hey guess what fans, we're splitting this 1 game's content into 3 separate purchases spaced 5 years apart... SURPRISE!
Real money auction house! SURPRISE!!
No offline play! SURPRISE!!!
etc... it will probably be purchasable skins
It's not like they had a huge conference to announce the removal of RMAH. Those aren't "big surprises". And theres plenty of content in SC2's basegame and expansion pack.
A 4th race is dumb, an extra expansion pack sounds meh and unlikely, it's gotta be an in-game feature or some type of post-launch support for SC2. Post launch support SC2 is what SC2 fans want, which is why we've had a sizeable portion of the community asking for it. Blizzard have direct incentive to improve and expand hots and hearthstone. If this is the last expansion pack, that direct incentive is gone, and we have to rely on the goodness of Blizzard's hearts.
Some people wanted Blizzard to put skin in the future of the game instead of just moving onto the next game, in this era of F2P games it's hard to compete with that support since SC2 is a boxed copy game.
On August 14 2015 17:38 LoneYoShi wrote: Not necessarily. They could announce WarCraft 4, or another extension for Diablo 3, new content for Heroes or Hearthstone, etc. To be honest, I'd be very very surprised if Blizz announced a brand new IP so soon after Overwatch.
Oh come on. Even if they address the possibility of WC4 after LotV, no way in fucking hell they're announcing it this year. BW came out 98, WC3 came out 2003, WoL came out 2010. Even if they decide to make WC4, don't expect WC4 to be announced for another 2-3 years.
SC2 started in 2003, didnt get announced until 2007. We could be waiting a long time.
Oh, believe me. I'm MUCH MUCH more skeptical than this. I actually firmly believe that Blizzard will make SC3 before WC4, but I'm giving the best case scenario for a WC4 possibility. Realistically speaking, I don't think we're going to see a WC4 announced until maybe 2025 at the earliest if ever.
I'm pretty positive it'll be the following: - Xel'Naga reveal (SP only enemy, we'll finally see what they look like - perhaps we'll get to play them in Allied Commanders, but I wouldn't hold my breath on it, they'll most likely be 5-6 units and 1 building, like the Burning Legion in WC3) - Release date reveal - Opening Cinematic released - Artanis will be released to all those who pre-ordered LotV
Maybe we'll finally see Automated Tournaments unveiled, and in action? Perhaps an integrated Battle.Net or SC2 variant of TeSPA's Compete and/or an in-game streaming feature.
U guys got it all wrong. This is some high level midgame here. They tell us LotV is gonna be released in 2015, which means the beta is gonna be over very soon (I mean there is still so much to do designwise, balancewise, etc.). But the surprise will be, that they will postpone the release for the sake of a polished Sc2!
a guy at reddit said something like "at twitchcon... maybe inbuild twitch". I dont think this is good? I cant remember when I played sc2 right before/after twitch stream starts/ends. Plus, your CPU & GPU is more burdened with inbuild twitch.
idk, its a twitch event, i think its going to be more like an esports event or feature in sc2.
BW HD sounds amazing, but I dont think they'd be able to replicate the pathing AI and that would just make it inherently suck.
They might announce LAN, that may be a big feature to us, but as far as announcements for events that like by nature cater to casual, it wouldnt be the big announcement of the event (to them not us)
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